The three books:
Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje (Sri Lanka)
Tokyo Year Zero by David Peace (Japan)
Ilustrado by Miguel Syjuco (Philippines)
Not my original list, you may note, and though in deciding on these three titles, I've more-or-less adhered to the guidelines of the 2014 Global Reading Challenge, I've had to revise my … [Read more...]

Crime Fiction from England
Bill James' You’d Better Believe It is the kind of book I wish I discovered more of… no, not because it introduces me to a new moody sleuth… but more because it’s a damned good read, and because it’s the kind of debut novel that ramps up my anticipation, introducing a main character who shows signs of … [Read more...]

From Argentina:
Second on my 2014 Global Reading Challenge list for South America, is Ernesto Mallo's Needle in a Haystack, translated from the Spanish by Jethro Soutar, the first book in the Inspector Lascano series.
Here's an overview thanks to the Reactions to Reading Blog:
In 1976 Argentina’s Dirty War had begun and its … [Read more...]